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Here are some additional views of the new chimney provided by a different family member who was there shortly after construction. In them you can see the large pile of antique limestone that still remains. It looks as though we will be using it to create stoops for the main and side doors. The door on […]
MoreAs promised, here are some first pictures of the completed chimney at the 1787 Seth Babb Homestead. While it is still clearly a worksite, you can get a good look at it. The stonework is complete and we are awaiting the some finishing touches to the hearth on the inside by the carpenter and blacksmith. […]
MoreThe reconstruction of the Chimney at the 1787 Seth Babb Homestead was picked up by our friends at the Greeneville Sun. I almost overlooked the article after the TV Station picked up the story. But I’m glad someone pointed it out to me. In the picture you can see the Cinder Block structure of the […]
MoreSargent Ryan Tucker (who I believe is the only Active Duty member of the Babb Family Association) is helping to bring baseball to Latvia. In addition to being the 4th great Grandson of Seth Babb of Greeneville, TN, Ryan is a native of Katy, Texas and is pictured sliding into home plate during a friendly game between […]
MoreOne of our own has published a book of stories about some larger than life Babb’s who migrated to Texas in the early years. The book is available here on Amazon.com. Echoes Along the Pecos River (by Barbara E. McAleese) is a vivid history of five generations of the Babb family who ranched in West Texas. They […]
MoreThe folks at Brandywine Battlefield weren’t able to locate this file during our recent visit at the 2014 Reunion. But they found the file and have passed it on. It speaks to Thomas Babb’s service as it relates to the Battlefield. This is the Thomas whose DAR marker we dedicated earlier in the day. So, […]
MoreI’m attaching a series of photos relating to the marriage records at Old Swedes Church & St. Martin’s Episcopal church. In the political world, this is known as “The Document Dump”. Releasing a bunch of documents over a beautiful weekend. Here, I’m simply taking advantage of a quiet morning to get caught up! These items were not seen during the our reunion due to […]
MoreMartha is the mother of long time & active member Robert “Bob” Babb. Many will remember Bob & his wife Sylvia from various reunions. Martha Ann Dessell Babb June 3, 1933 – June 13, 2014 Obituary Martha Ann Dessell Babb, 81, of Cranberry passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 13, 2014 surrounded by her family. […]
MoreBelow is a Session proposal for a conference on Western Radicals, featuring the works of Sanora Babb, among others. Sanora is, of course, the would be famous, author who’s work An Owl on Every Fencepost was pulled from release after the blockbuster reception of Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath. I mentioned this at the reunion and […]
MoreWCYB, an NBC News Affiliate in the Greeneville, TN area has picked up our story about the homestead reconstruction. The story makes it sound as though the home was just reconstructed in the last few weeks, which isn’t accurate. However, it does include several views of the rising chimney, which is almost as high as […]
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